"... merely alleging that a wife suffers from health problems cannot, in law, constitute a ground for divorce." Jharkhand High Court held that a decree
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"Where such testimony suffers from material contradictions, inconsistencies and improvements, the Court is duty bound to seek corroboration before sustaining a conviction." Delhi High Court,
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"The act is a welfare legislation enacted for providing maintenance and protection to parents and senior citizens from their children or legal heirs. It has
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"The Special Court cannot take cognizance of the offences punishable under the SEBI Act, 1992, without compliance of the peremptory requirement of providing an opportunity of
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"Levy of the stamp duty and penalty is always in relation to the document which is to be marked before the Court and such levy cannot depend upon
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"The purpose of criminal justice administration is simply not to punish the guilty but also save the innocent person, therefore, the police should not try
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"The father had already sold the property which belonged to him and the sale deeds are made long back, the same are not questioned and
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"There can be single-member benches of the AA and Критерии [the AT] under the PMLA. Such single-member benches need not mandatorily have to be JMs
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"This is a welfare State, and a welfare State that has, for decades... taken the benefit of the labour, skill, and continuous attendance of the
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"‘Right to Life’ enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not merely a guarantee against the unlawful taking of life, but a
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“In the absence thereof, the vehicle concerned would be refused fuel at petrol pumps, until such time that valid insurance is obtained.” Supreme Court of
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"Question of law raised in this appeal is, however, left open to be considered in an appropriate case in future." Supreme Court, in a ruling dated
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"The involvement of a non-signatory in the performance of the underlying contract in a manner that suggests that it intended to be bound by the contract
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"The selective covering of only the rear number plate, leaving the front plate visible and legible, is itself inconsistent with any planned scheme to evade
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"Revenue cannot, upon one and the same set of facts, treat the goods as complete machines for the purpose of levying customs duty including CVD,
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"If a person is beaten continuously for 2 to 3 minutes by 4 persons by 4 iron pipes and the blows falls on the same
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"Where a man induces a woman to believe that she is lawfully married to him, and thereafter subjects her to cruelty, such a man cannot
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"A frequent resort to use of Order XVIII Rule 17, CPC, has the tendency to develop into an abuse of process of the court and
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"Three lives were snuffed out, having been bludgeoned to death, a person taken into custody on mere suspicion from whom a confession; though not admissible
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"However, the schemes or executive instructions, particularly the subvention scheme, died its own death on 31.10.2002 when the scheme was declared unconstitutional by the final
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"This is a welfare State, and a welfare State that has, for decades... taken the benefit of the labour, skill, and continuous attendance of the
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"‘Right to Life’ enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not merely a guarantee against the unlawful taking of life, but a
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“In the absence thereof, the vehicle concerned would be refused fuel at petrol pumps, until such time that valid insurance is obtained.” Supreme Court of
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"Question of law raised in this appeal is, however, left open to be considered in an appropriate case in future." Supreme Court, in a ruling dated
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"The involvement of a non-signatory in the performance of the underlying contract in a manner that suggests that it intended to be bound by the contract
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"The selective covering of only the rear number plate, leaving the front plate visible and legible, is itself inconsistent with any planned scheme to evade
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"Revenue cannot, upon one and the same set of facts, treat the goods as complete machines for the purpose of levying customs duty including CVD,
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"If a person is beaten continuously for 2 to 3 minutes by 4 persons by 4 iron pipes and the blows falls on the same
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"Where a man induces a woman to believe that she is lawfully married to him, and thereafter subjects her to cruelty, such a man cannot
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"A frequent resort to use of Order XVIII Rule 17, CPC, has the tendency to develop into an abuse of process of the court and
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"Three lives were snuffed out, having been bludgeoned to death, a person taken into custody on mere suspicion from whom a confession; though not admissible
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"However, the schemes or executive instructions, particularly the subvention scheme, died its own death on 31.10.2002 when the scheme was declared unconstitutional by the final
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"The determination and imposition of environmental compensation is not left to the discretion of regulatory bodies, tribunals, or Courts. There must be a structured regime through which
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"The High Court gravely erred in upsetting the concurrent findings of conviction of the trial court and the Appellate Court by substituting its own conclusions
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"In view of the above, the law on the issue can be summarised to the effect that the conviction of an employee in an offence
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"He cannot have his cake and eat it too, i.e. he cannot claim the benefits of a completed exit from DTU when it suited him to
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"A child who suffers catastrophic injuries loses much more than physical abilities... The functional disability is one which is suffered and felt by the injured
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"Once the land is taken to be shamilat deh, in which the village proprietors had a right to seek partition, it is not Section 2(g)(3) or
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"It appears to us that the Plaintiffs may have been desirous of purchasing the suit property and even took steps towards it; however, their subsequent
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"Continuation of criminal proceedings instituted against the accused by the complainant would be nothing but a sheer abuse of the process of law inasmuch as
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"... merely alleging that a wife suffers from health problems cannot, in law, constitute a ground for divorce." Jharkhand High Court held that a decree
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"Where such testimony suffers from material contradictions, inconsistencies and improvements, the Court is duty bound to seek corroboration before sustaining a conviction." Delhi High Court,
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"The act is a welfare legislation enacted for providing maintenance and protection to parents and senior citizens from their children or legal heirs. It has
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"The Special Court cannot take cognizance of the offences punishable under the SEBI Act, 1992, without compliance of the peremptory requirement of providing an opportunity of
read more
"Levy of the stamp duty and penalty is always in relation to the document which is to be marked before the Court and such levy cannot depend upon
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"The purpose of criminal justice administration is simply not to punish the guilty but also save the innocent person, therefore, the police should not try
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"The father had already sold the property which belonged to him and the sale deeds are made long back, the same are not questioned and
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"There can be single-member benches of the AA and Критерии [the AT] under the PMLA. Such single-member benches need not mandatorily have to be JMs
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"This failure on the part of plaintiffs in fact establishes that plaintiffs were not ready and willing to perform their part of contract and they
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"Rest of the pleas, which have been taken by the petitioner, are the matter of evidence and the credibility of the abovementioned pleas... can be
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"Every breach of contract would not give rise to an offence of cheating. Only in those cases breach of contract would amount to cheating where
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"Section 29 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 provides that even access to the National Highway is subject to strict
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"Taking into account that the appellant has been in judicial custody from 30.04.2026 and also considering the nature of allegations, this Court is inclined to
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"The protests outside his residence or his being branded a traitor, would not establish threat to his life and liberty ipso facto." Punjab and
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"Respondent/Accused is merely required to make out a probable defence to shift the burden on the Appellant/Complainant." Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that
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"Long term extraction of regular labour under temporary labels corrodes confidence in public administration and offends the promise of equal protection. Financial stringency certainly has a place
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Orissa High Court, in a significant ruling dated July 15, 2026, held that a vehicle seized for alleged transportation of cattle in violation of the
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"The 'inscrutable face of a sphinx' is ordinarily incongruous with a judicial or quasi-judicial performance." Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that
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"Mentioning of a wrong provision or non-mentioning of a provision does not invalidate an order if the court and/or statutory authority had the requisite jurisdiction therefor."
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"Failure to give an opportunity to the accused to explain the same is fatal to the prosecution. When the public servant is facing such a
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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